Excuses

As every mother knows there comes a time when your children use every excuse in the world not to go to bed. Well right now, that time has come. Since we are potty training and I wont let them go to bed with water or drink anything else. They ask for several hugs and kisses and to be covered up mulitple times. I dont mind that.

And then soon as I get settled doing whatever it is I might have to do for the night, I hear the infamous, "MOMMY, I have to go potty!"

So I say to myself, "Do they have to really go potty? Or this a ploy to not go to bed?" And to my surprise, most nights they have to go. Tonight was no different then any other night except tonight Aidan said about 15 - 20 minutes after the last tuck in, "Mommy, I have to go poop!"

I believed him. Thus the excuses are making bedtime a lot longer. I think we are going to have to bump up the time so that they are actually sleeping when they should of gone to bed. Now I know how my mom felt when me and Jason were kids. Jason would drive my mom nuts with the excuses. I suppose it is par for the course. At least they are telling me they have to go..Steps in the right direction.

Reality is Setting IN

School started last week and I already have a quiz. AWWwww!

Life as I knew it this summer is officially over. I have class on Monday and Wednesday night from 530 - 815 pm, Microbiology. On Thursday morning I attend Anatomy and Physiology Lab from 8 - 1045am. I am not attending an A & P lecture, instead I am doing it online. Tough stuff to have the motivation to read without someone checking up on me. I have to check myself sometimes.

In addition to school, I of course am still working a full work week. Everytime I try to cut back at work and just manage, something comes up and it never happens.

We are also taking on a new adventure in this house to add more chaos. My little boys are signed up for PRESCHOOL. They will be attending on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 - noon. Their school is at our church. I am very excited for them have a bit more structure in the mornings and to learn about the LORD. But it is a bitter sweet emotion. I will miss my boys so much. I guess this means they are growing up on me. However, on Tuesdays it will give me time to study and not have to worry about anything else.

Reality is..this is going to be a busy semester for this family.

Advice from a 2 Year Old

1. Watch your toes, mommy. ( I was getting the slide down off the fence. Brian had put it up there to mow the lawn)

2. Be careful. Be careful ( I get told that quite often while driving. I am not sure what that is all about.)

3. Mommy, you tired. Go lay in my bed. (this was yestereday when I yawned)


There are so many more things they say to me that I am just baffled they know the context of the statement but I cant think of any of them right now.

A Childs Take

Last week Aidan locked Mason and I out of the house. Well, now when I get home from picking them up from daycare, Mason will happily recount the event for me. Like I have forgotten. This is how it goes.

"Mommy, Aidan, he locked the door."

"I know son."

"Daddy, he come in the fire truck."

"Um hum."

"And when daddy got here, he gave Aidan a pank(spank)." "Aidan, he in trouble."

Well at least I know they will tell me everything even if it happens a ways back. It is just funny to hear the story told to me like I dont already know what happened.

What Kind of Parent Am I?

On Wednesday, we went to my sister in law Leslies for our weekly play date. Leslie as usual made a terrific lunch. Just one problem though..Aidan wouldnt eat. Not really sure what wads going on with him that day, but I told him that meant no juice, no snacks, just nothing until dinner time. He seemed to understand. Or so I thought.

We got home and Aidan went straight for the pantry and said he was hungry (hungie - aidans word). I told him no and that it was naptime. He continued to tell me he was hungry but I put him down anyway. He hate lots for dinner that night.

But what kind of parent lets there child be hungry during naptime? Me I suppose.

SCARED !!

As most of you all know I work at night. That means my boys go to in home daycare at night because of Brian and I's schedules. Well the other night was bad. I usually bring them home and have to bring them in the house one at a time because they are sleeping. This night they were both awake but it had been raining and they had no shoes on. So I was bringing them in one at a time like a normally do. I brought Aidan first, opened the door, put him in the house along with my KEYS. Then I went to get Mason, no problems. However, I get back to open the door to come in and put them down for the night to find that Aidan has LOCKED US OUT.

And for some reason he is not understanding to unlock the door. Thankfully, I leave my stuff in the car until I get them tucked in. I walked back to the car and got my cell and called Brian. Praise the Lord he wasnt on a call and could come over in the Medic to let us in.

I was so scared because my little Aidan was crying on the other side of the door and there was nothing I could do about it. He would come up to the front window to make sure I was still there even though he could here me telling him it was going to be alright. I was also, trying to coax him into unlocking the door. He did unlock the dead bolt but never got the lock on the bottom.

Talk about scared.